Improved machine for turning boot-legs



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CORNELIOUS COLLINS, OF rWARREN, INDIANA,

Lette/rs Patent No. 91,606, dated .Tune 22, 1869.

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m The Schedule referred to in these. Letters Patent and making part ofthey same'.

To allV whom 'it' may concern Be it known that I, Commons COLLINS, ofWarren, in the county ofHuntington, and State of Indiana, have `inventeda new and improved Machine for Turning BootL e g,s; and I do hereby1declare that the following is a full, clear, an d exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others. skilled in the art to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming partof this specification, in which- 1 Figure 1 represents a plan vortopview of my improved machine for turning boot-legs.

Figure 2 is a-vertical longitudinal section ofthe same.`

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. Thisinvention relates to a new machine for'turning boot-legs after they aresewed, to prepare them for the last, its object being to facilitate theturning-process, so' that it can be rapidly carried on. The inventionconsists chiefly in an adjustable cylindrical support, upon which theboot-leg isdrawn, and in arranging, within said cylinder, straps orrods, that are attached to a treadle, so that they will, when fastenedto the boot-straps, and when drawn down by the treadle, turn theboot-leg over the upper edge of the cylinder.

A, in the drawing, represents a platform or table, of suitable size andshape, supported on legs B B, that may, by suitable means, be fastenedto the door..

l prefer to so arrange the platform A, by forming a narrow neck.a, onit, that it can be used asa seatfor Between transverse guidesb b, thatare arranged on i the surface of the platform, is arranged a transverse]ysliding plate, c, which'is on a level with another-.fixed plate, d,that is secured to theplatform A, as showmL form.

tween them, formed an aperture, which extends clear through the body ofthe platform.

drical plates C Aand D, respectively, that face each other withtheirhollow sides, so as lto form an open cylinder, which can beenlarged by moving the slide c further away from d, and contracted .bymoving c nearer to d, by means of the screw.

The upper ends of' the plates O D are turned over, to form channels foraspring-wire, g, which retains the upper part of the cylinder' in therequisite circular E represents a treadle pivoted to one of the supportsB, and drawn up by a spring, h.

To it are fastened two rods, t t, with hooks, j j, at their upper ends.

The boot-leg is placed over the cylinder when sewed,

the half, C, of the cylinder heilig laterally adjusted to.

the size of the boot-leg. The hooks j are then fitted through theboot-straps, which are at the upper end of the Vboot-leg, projectingabove the ring g.' By then pressing upon the treadle, the boot-leg willbe turned into the insidebf the cylinder, and is then ready for i thelast. A

During the operation, the attendant may apply his hands to the counter,to help the upward motion of the same.V y s f On this machine, from ftyto sixty boot-legs can be turnediu one hour.

Having thus described my invention, ,y

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The wire g, arranged in the upper ends of the semi-cylindrical platesC D, substantially as herein shown and described, for the purposespecified.

Y 2. The slide o, operated by the screw e, and carrying the adjustablesemi-cylinder O, substantially as herein shown and described, to operateas specifled. CORNELIOUS COLLINS.

Witnesses:

ELI BURKET, JOHN B. HARRIS.

